Almanac of the best Ukrainian short films of 2020.

• Substitute
• Bullmastiff
• Save me, doctor!
• Two
• Carpet
• Goodbye, Golovin

The topic of the almanac was reboot, a process in which a computer or other device completely cleans or restores the contents of RAM and resumes its work. However, the theme of the almanac goes much wider than the technical definition and relates to the personal and social dimension of human life.

The almanac is built in such a way that it forms a new audiovisual work with its own drama and visual style. This collection of films demonstrates the mood and trends in Ukrainian society and cinema in 2020-2021.

Mitia is a war veteran who is trying to return to normal life. He accidentally meets the lost bullmastiff called Roy. The relationship gets complicated at first, but in the end, it is Roy who helps Mitia to cope with his difficult past.

The film is part of the almanac of Ukrainian short films Ukrainian New Wave. Reboot.

Adaptation of the play of the same name by Natalia Vorozhbit.

The five novels tell the real stories of residents of Donbass and Ukrainian soldiers whose lives extend on both sides of the dividing line.

Adaptation of the book by Canadian writer Dale Eisler.

The story of two boys who lived in a period of great turmoil. This is the First World War, the coming to power of the Communists, the destruction of two empires, the military aggression of the Bolsheviks in Ukraine, which just declared state independence, the famine as a consequence.

The story of a unique system of evacuation of wounded soldiers, which saved tens of thousands of lives.

The war in eastern Ukraine has been going on for almost seven years. Who created the unique evacuation system for wounded soldiers? How and why exactly? How is the evacuation done in a matter of hours? People who have the answers to these questions continue their crucial work and do everything to save lives.

Ballroom King is a documentary, devoted to the crucial importance of educational and cultural activity, conducted in the villages and settlements. The movie focuses on the problems of bullying in the most of the schools, too. Its slogan: Our victories could never happen without those who believed in us. This documentary is structured as a philosophical parable about the person's lifelong path. In our youth, we, with the support of our loved ones and teachers, acquire mastery, then we share it with people, and then we teach others, and finally, there is nothing left, and only the trampled shoes are our only belongings.

The film tells the stories of three protagonists, which are intertwined in one story about the Master: a rural school pupil who dreams of ballroom dancing – Makar, world champion in ballroom dancing – Alex Ivanets, and his first teacher – Petro Horhol, who lives in a small Ukrainian town of Poltava.